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boston built the first modern sewer system in the united states. ours was completed between 1877 and 1884. with this wonderful new sewer system, we were taking our filth and moving it out to the ocean. of course, all of this was untreated. in the 1960s, we were still pumping all of our sewage out to moon island, untreated. we would get swimmers here, never knowing, in the middle of summer, why you would have a cold. well, we were swimming in diluted sewage. melosi: the major way to deal with pollution, at least until early into the 20th century, was through the process of dilution. the assumption was that the capacity of rivers and streams, and even the seas, allowed for certain levels of pollution that eventually would purify themself. as we get later into the 20th century, it becomes clear that the volumes of waste made dilution unworkable as a single solution. and so treatment became the ways in which we deal with pollution. narrator: to protect public health, starting in the 1950s and '60s, there was a push to put in wastewater treatment plants
boston built the first modern sewer system in the united states. ours was completed between 1877 and 1884. with this wonderful new sewer system, we were taking our filth and moving it out to the ocean. of course, all of this was untreated. in the 1960s, we were still pumping all of our sewage out to moon island, untreated. we would get swimmers here, never knowing, in the middle of summer, why you would have a cold. well, we were swimming in diluted sewage. melosi: the major way to deal with...
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the death toll from isaac stands at 7 in the united states with two dozen more killed in the caribbean. >>> the president will be in saint john the baptist parish to see recovery efforts firsthand. homeland security was in louisiana and mississippi yesterday. and republican presidential nominee mitt romney visited areas of louisiana last friday. >>> to down south comes in the middle of a campaign blitz. democratic delegates are gathering in the tar heel state. nicole continues our coverage live in charlotte inside the time warner cable arena. good morning. i see you are inside now ready to go. >> reporter: yes. we're inside here. it's pretty quiet out there. we're expecting about 6,000 delegates to start taking these seats tomorrow. i can show you the floor here. it's pretty quiet. but you can see the areas where each of these states will have the delegates sit. the media is getting ready and setting up. we're reporting on this before the convention starts tomorrow. security here very tight. we're at time warner cable arena. but thursday, president obama will accept the nomination in a
the death toll from isaac stands at 7 in the united states with two dozen more killed in the caribbean. >>> the president will be in saint john the baptist parish to see recovery efforts firsthand. homeland security was in louisiana and mississippi yesterday. and republican presidential nominee mitt romney visited areas of louisiana last friday. >>> to down south comes in the middle of a campaign blitz. democratic delegates are gathering in the tar heel state. nicole continues...
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charlotte is in the united states and i showed up. i would be able to find a conservative radio host afraid to show up here? someone telling me that something is going to happen to conservative radio hosts and someone putting that forth. i would like to meet that person as well. >> steve: folks here have been friendly to all of us. tone cats here in the hall of fame. >> brian: looks like jay lenogarage. >> steve: his is actually larger. >> allyson: look at a family enjoying a gorgeous day on the water and about to get the shock of your eyes. brian get your eyes -- wait a second. react that video. no run intended. >> brian:y rerack all of the video. we are not talking about president obama. we are talking about valerie jar ed revealing how much power and influence she has over the president and the entire staff. it is staggering. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ take all of your time making money. the kids are going back to school, it's the perfect time to get back to you. to do something for yourself. a perfect time to join weight watchers. you spend
charlotte is in the united states and i showed up. i would be able to find a conservative radio host afraid to show up here? someone telling me that something is going to happen to conservative radio hosts and someone putting that forth. i would like to meet that person as well. >> steve: folks here have been friendly to all of us. tone cats here in the hall of fame. >> brian: looks like jay lenogarage. >> steve: his is actually larger. >> allyson: look at a family...
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a worker in the united states should not be faced with the challenge of losing his job because he is belonging to a union that might be sent overseas. this is something we ought to do immediately. environmental standards are human rights. host: we got the point, della. guest: no one is denied the right to join a union. the right to join a union is simply something that is a right. we cannot stop people from joining private organizations, at least not yet. but the idea that you cannot join a union is just not true, della. host: mark mix, have you ever done a survey of union members to see how they vote? guest: every two or four years, we get data from both sides of the aisle talking about how
a worker in the united states should not be faced with the challenge of losing his job because he is belonging to a union that might be sent overseas. this is something we ought to do immediately. environmental standards are human rights. host: we got the point, della. guest: no one is denied the right to join a union. the right to join a union is simply something that is a right. we cannot stop people from joining private organizations, at least not yet. but the idea that you cannot join a...
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we should point out, the president of the united states will be here this afternoon visiting with some of isaac's victims. sam? >> always important to make the trip down, especially when folks have had a tough time from a storm like this. one of the most -- i think important and stunning moments, ginger zee is live here hides has not just the flooding. we expected that. we expected the winds. but 44 tornadoes from the system as it moved up through america's heartland. that, to me, was an incredible number. >> so much above average. we don't usually that many. it's all weekend and continues the severe weather threat. you believe we're still talking about this guy. it's not isaac anymore. not remnants or leftovers. it's interacting with other things and what that means to you is a whole lot of rain in a whole lot of places from the carolinas through atlanta, birmingham today. one to two inches. tomorrow, here's where it gets interesting. everybody is going back to school and work. you get two to three inches from north of philadelphia to boston. i have to leave you with the severe threat
we should point out, the president of the united states will be here this afternoon visiting with some of isaac's victims. sam? >> always important to make the trip down, especially when folks have had a tough time from a storm like this. one of the most -- i think important and stunning moments, ginger zee is live here hides has not just the flooding. we expected that. we expected the winds. but 44 tornadoes from the system as it moved up through america's heartland. that, to me, was an...
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so if that's true of the united states, generally it is certainly true in the south. i think we have in the south the "what's the matter with kansas" phenomenon which is some version of social conservative joining with economic conservatives. they end up not really getting their part of the bargain, but voting against the economic interest of those at the bottom. and then jackie has opened the door and sort of carried for me the heart of it which is the reaction to poverty is even more racialized in the south than it is in the rest of the country. it becomes more visible over time. we just saw political convention last week which is sort of remarkable on this front. and its rhetoric and in its outlook. i kept -- i'm going to end with this. but i kept having in my mind steven colbert coming to the republican national convention and hey yo white people. it was kind of an astonishing look even from the ecstatics of our polarization. i think it would be a great argument for why they have reached the stage that we have. we seem to have more poor folks in the south and a la
so if that's true of the united states, generally it is certainly true in the south. i think we have in the south the "what's the matter with kansas" phenomenon which is some version of social conservative joining with economic conservatives. they end up not really getting their part of the bargain, but voting against the economic interest of those at the bottom. and then jackie has opened the door and sort of carried for me the heart of it which is the reaction to poverty is even...